5.1. Identifying and Resolving Performance Issues

When a system starts having problems, you want to figure out the source of the problem as quickly as possible. One of the ways to get a head start on that goal is to become familiar with the tools you have available for troubleshooting.

In this section, you'll learn about the following tools:

  • Event Viewer

  • Action Center

  • Services

  • Power Options

5.1.1. Analyzing Logs with Event Viewer

One of the most important tools you always have available to you on Windows 7 is Event Viewer. Events are constantly logged to various logs on Windows 7, and when you know what logs to look at, you can quickly determine the problem.

Windows 7 is constantly logging events on the health and performance of your system, and ...

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